NEWBURGH – A New Windsor man on parole for life after pleading guilty to a 2003 manslaughter charge was arrested in Newburgh last week for DWI and felony weapons charges after a traffic stop on Renwick Street in the city.
State troopers stopped a vehicle on Renwick Street on May 5th at approximately 10:36 p.m. for a traffic infraction. The operator, Michael Maisonet, 44, was interviewed by troopers and determined to be impaired by alcohol. While being searched, police discovered a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with 17 rounds of ammunition in Maisonet’s waistband.
In addition to DWI, Maisonet was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
He was remanded to Orange County Jail without bail and is due to reappear in the City of Newburgh Court on May 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
In 2003 Maisonet was charged with intentional murder in New York City and pled to Manslaughter. He was released from prison in November 2019 and is on lifetime parole.
